A database of persons convicted of felonies in Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1990-2007

<p>This study is a database of information from Washtenaw County, Michigan, court records of approximately one-fourth of its convicted felons from 1990 to 2007. It includes 3,123 sentencing appearances for 3,992 crimes committed by 2,495 defendants. It includes 1126 probation violation resentencings for a total of 5,118 sentences. It contains demographics of defendants and the dynamics of their crimes and the sentencing process. Several official court reports in each case were examined.</p> <p>Preliminary descriptive and frequency analyses are reported to describe the database in detail and lay the groundwork for future sophisticated regression and other analyses. Special attention is given to issues of racial and gender disparities. Suggestions for future research based on this data are included. To the extent that this research and these analyses add to our knowledge of offenders, offenses, and sentencing, they may contribute to more knowledgeable criminal justice policy decisions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Year

2007

Author dc:creator

• Shelton, Donald E

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jay Weinstein, PhD, Chair
• Donna Killingbeck, PhD

• Criminal justice
• Administration of Michigan Washtenaw County
• Sentences (Criminal procedure) Michigan Washtenaw County Longitudinal studies
• Criminology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/235

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1234